Numbers 21:1-22:20, Luke 1:26-56, Psalm 57:1-11, Proverbs 11:9-11
Pray: Jesus, we pray along with David today “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge.” Oh Lord, You fulfill Your purposes in us and we ask humbly today Lord that You would get glory in our lives. Amen.
Read: In today's Old Testament reading from Numbers we see the Israelites making the same complaints they continue to make, “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?” God had enough with their faithlessness and bad attitudes and so He sent fiery serpents among the people that bit them and killed them. But the Lord also provided the solution for healing. Moses was instructed to make a bronze serpent and if the people would look at it they would live. John tells us in the New Testament, “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up.” We hold in us the curse of sin, and Jesus became that curse for us when He was lifted up on the cross. We must look to Him to have our curse removed.
Edify: What a beautiful song that Mary sings to the Lord in Luke 1:46-55. I am sure Mary knew of the troubles she would face as an unmarried pregnant woman in Israel, but yet to be gifted with the task of bringing the Savior into the world far exceeded her personal trials. My prayer is that we will recognize the exceeding blessing it is to serve the Lord today. It far outweighs the struggle along the way.
Practice: We read in Proverbs today how destructive the mouth can be. It can destroy a neighbor or if left unguarded even an entire city. May we carefully consider the words of our mouth as we go through this day.
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